Colombian small-eared shrew

The Colombian small-eared shrew (Cryptotis colombiana) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia Department at elevations from 1,750 to 2,800 m (5,740 to 9,190 ft).^[1] It is found in montane forest and cultivated areas.^[1] It resembles C. brachyonyx.^[3]

Colombian small-eared shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Cryptotis
Species:	C. colombiana
Binomial name
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm, 1993[2]
Colombian small-eared shrew range

References

1. Woodman, N. (2017). "Cryptotis colombiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136795A22284247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136795A22284247.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Woodman, N.; Timm, R.M. (1993). "Intraspecific and interspecific variation in the Cryptotis nigrescens species complex of small-eared shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae), with the description of a new species from Colombia". Fieldiana Zoology. 74: 1–30.
3. Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.